Hungary: Floods - ACT: 29-Mar-01
Action by Churches Together (ACT)
Appeal - Hungary
Emergency Flood Relief - EUHU11 (Revision 1)
Appeal Target: US$ 599,358
Balance Requested from ACT Network: US$ 365,358
Geneva, 29 March 2001
Three countries in Europe have been affected by the overflowing of the
river Tisza. Hungarian, Romanian and Ukrainian populations living close to
the Tisza were forced to leave their homes and seek shelter either within
their own regions or in neighboring countries.
Compared to the magnitude of the disaster, the initial response by the
Hungarian Government appears unable to meet the immediate needs of the
affected and displaced population who are left without minimum living
conditions.
Presented in the first ACT appeal for floods in Hungary - Hungarian
Interchurch Aid/HIA is already assisting the most vulnerable families
affected by the floods in Ukraine and eastern Hungary. This revision
includes counter-flood emergency program by ACT member Hungarian Baptist
Aid/HBAid. Active from the beginning of the crisis, HBAid seek to continue
supporting the population of Eastern Hungary and Ukraine through an ACT
appeal.
To complement HIA assistance and cover larger groups of affected
population, HBAid propose to deliver humanitarian aid in the following
manner:
Distribution of fresh food
Distribution of clothes and blankets
Distribution of hygiene items and medicines
Disinfectant for water systems
Appeal Completion Dates:
HIA 20 September 2001
HBAid 31 October 2001
Summary of Appeal Targets, Pledges/Contributions Received and Balance
Requested
Balance requested
Appeal Target Anticipated Income to ACT Network
HBA 234,133 94,000 140,133
HIA 365,225 140,000 225,225
Total 599,358 234,000 365,358
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER
Hungarian Interchurch Aid (HIA)
IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER INFROMATION
Hungarian Interchurch Aid, a charitable organisation of high public
utility and of ecumenical spirituality, was founded in 1991 with the
intention of providing assistance to those in need regardless of gender,
race, nationality and religion. The General Assembly is HIA's most
important decision-making body, representing all the Hungarian Protestant
and Orthodox Churches and also various organisations, foreign and national
individuals. Hungarian Interchurch Aid concentrates its activity in three
operational areas:
domestic social activities in HIA's regional centres around Hungary
emergency assistance
refugee affairs
As an ACT-member HIA has been implementing emergency programs in the
Balkan, the Russian Federation and the Ukraine since its establishment in
1991. In 1999 - for the very first time - and also in 2000 HIA
implemented two significant emergency programs within Hungary. Experiences
gained during HIA's ten years of international activity have been utilised
in implementing its relief programs. During these activities HIA rendered
immediate help to the victims of the flooding caused by heavy rainfalls -
the program activities had three phases:
immediate humanitarian assistance (provision of food, hygiene items for
the evacuated population in 27 villages)
dehumidifying and disinfecting private houses
reconstructing 250 private houses
For the program implementation HIA opened field offices in two locations
(Olaszliszka/Northern-Hungary and Szolnok/Central-Hungary) in order to
facilitate program activities.
The total amount allocated for the two HIA emergency programs in 1999 and
2000 was about USD 360,000 .
DESCRIPTION OF THE EMERGENCY SITUATION
Background
The River Tisza - 966 km, 157,220 km2 - is the largest Danube tributary.
>From its total length about 160 km lies in the Ukraine and Romania and
about 800 km in the Great Hungarian Plain (650 km in Hungary, 150 km in
Yugoslavia). Flooding throughout the Tisza catchment area is a major
problem - the floods of winter (1998/99) caused millions of dollars of
damage in Slovakia, Romania, the Ukraine and Hungary. The frequency and
severity of flooding would appear to be worsening in terms of human health
and economic losses.
The extent of river control projects undertaken during the last century
have clearly had an adverse effect on parts of the Tisza catchment areas.
A large number of dams, dikes and other hydraulic structures have
inevitably caused changes in flow patterns and damage to the functions of
the river system.
Flooding within the Tisza catchment areas is a major problem and
consequently there is a need for a holistic approach to flood management.
Such a holistic approach must be based on multilateral and international
co-operation and planning for the whole catchment areas.
The Hungarian Prime Minister who toured the flooded area, reported that it
had been the cutting down of trees in the Ukraine and Romania that was to
blame for the record floods hitting Hungary for the fourth year in a row.
Officials say worse troubles have been avoided by setting up a joint water
monitoring system with Ukraine and Romania in December, mainly with
Hungarian financing.
In Hungary, efforts were well under way to build a second line of defence,
as 36 km of dikes were built after last years floods, however a distance
of 15 km has not yet been finished.
The current catastrophe will have a long-term influence on the development
of the poorest region of Hungary with a significant part of the population
belonging to the Roma minority.
Current situation
In the first days of March 2001 a fatal combination of heavy rains,
melting snow and burst dikes has left areas of Eastern Hungary prone to
severe flooding, especially in those areas where dikes have not been
finished.
Rising waters on the three rivers Tisza, Tur and Szamos, forced emergency
services to use boats to reach homes ringed by muddy water as high as one
metre (three feet).
>From the beginning of the week 35,000 people have been evacuated from 20
villages by the River Tisza. 20,000 houses are still, or were under water
for several days, as 180 million mł of water has inundated 130 km˛.
According to the official data of 11 March 2001, 3,440 houses are still
under water and 178 houses have collapsed, but the number is growing as
most buildings are adobe houses.
The main road between the villages of Takos and Csaroda, near the
Ukrainian border, was also demolished in two places, allowing floodwaters
to flow into to low-lying areas.
Agricultural lands are inundated with autumn seedlings rotting. Newly
planted forests will also rot in the coming weeks. Game and small
livestock have suffered significant losses due to the high water level.
90 % of the population lives on agriculture - household farming, keeping
domestic animals (hens, chicken, pig, sheep, cow). There are villages
(e.g. Gulács, total population 1,132) where 90 % of these animals have
died due to flooding.
Veterinary officials also fear many farm animals that have been left
behind in villages may die of starvation and rotting carcasses could pose
a health problem.
On 6 and 7 March a major evacuation of 20 villages took place with people
being transported to appointed, receptive settlements. However, a number
of the population ignored the evacuation order and refused to leave their
homes preferring to remain to protect their homes and livestock.
The majority of the evacuated population have been accommodated in
community buildings, schools, kindergartens, church premises, etc., others
have found shelter with private families. Local municipalities are
providing basic assistance - food and shelter - for those accommodated in
community buildings.
The population have been vaccinated against diseases, and vaccination of
livestock has been started in an attempt to avoid epidemics.
Currently, many of the evacuated population are not waiting for the
official decision from the authorities, but are leaving the evacuation
centres and trying to return home. This is very dangerous, as public
utilities and houses have been so damaged, that they are a hazard to human
life.
According to authorities people can start returning home within 2 weeks,
presuming that there is no further flooding. However, a further danger
has been identified - there are two, or three places, between the River
Tisza and the Ukrainian border (Tiszaadony, Tiszakerecseny) in the same
district where dikes are likely to burst in the coming days causing
incalculable damages to nearby villages.
So far resettlements have started for 5 villages: Tiszadob, Tarpa,
Beregdaroc, Beregsurany, Marokpapi.
Recipient village
Evacuated
village
Current situation in evacuated villages
No of persons evacuated
Place of accommodation
Provided provisions
Needs
Baktaló-rántháza
Tiszavid, Tiszaszalka, Tiszaadony
Surrounded by water
350
Youth hostel
Food
Hygiene items, clothing
Löv@petri
Gelénes
Partly inundated
210
School, kindergarden, church premises
Food
Hygiene items
Ilk
Márokpapi
surrounded by water
420
36 persons in community places, others in private homes
Food (not enough), hygiene for one week
Food, clothing (underwear)
Nyírmada
Lónya, Tarpa
Lónya endangered,
Tarpa inundated
880
School
Food
Hygiene items, clothing, napkins for babies
Vásárosnamény
Gergelyiugornya
Inundated
500
Community buildings
Food
Hygiene items, clothing
Szabolcs
Báka
Hetefejércse
isolated by the water
200
Community buildings
Food
Hygiene items, clothing
Gemzse
Tákos and other villages
Tákos inundated
40 people stayed in the village
230
60 persons in community buildings, 170 in private homes
Food (only for community places)
Food and hygiene items, clothing
Nyírlöv@
Csaroda, Gergelyiugornya, Lónya
Csaroda, Gergelyiugornya inundated, Lónya endangered
180
75 % in community buildings, 25 % in private houses
Food
Food, hygiene items, clothing
Pap
Beregdaróc
endangered
210 persons
Community buildings
Food
Hygiene items, clothing
Kisvárda
Beregsurány, Barabás
Both villages inundated
250
Community building
Food, hygiene items items
Food and hygiene items
Rohod
Gulács
Inundated
232
Community building
Food ( not enough
Food and hygiene items
Pusztadobos
Tivadar
Inundated
50
Community building
Food (not enough)
Food
Gyulaháza
Jánd
Inundated
260
Community building
Food (not enough)
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Hungarian Interchurch Aid wishes to provide humanitarian assistance for
the victims of the floods in the following forms:
Immediate humanitarian assistance - water, food, hygiene items - for
evacuated population, currently staying in community buildings, not longer
than 4 - 5 days - food, hygiene items, clothing people who have stayed in
their homes, or have returned unofficially to those villages that are
still, or were isolated by the water and to population returning home -
non-perishable food parcels and hygiene kits
Psycho Social Assistance - carried out by social workers and theological
students - for evacuated population accommodated in community buildings, ,
Rehabilitation of private houses in villages that were inundated by water,
and retrieving personal properties and livestock.
TARGETED BENEFICIARIES
At the current stage of the emergency - while some of the villages are
still inundated, many have been closed by authorities in order to start
disinfection to help prevent epidemics - statistical data is insufficient
for elaborating precisely all details of the proposal. Some of the
evacuated population is moving from one place to the other without
informing the local municipalities about their departures and arrivals.
Another part of the affected population has left the region in order to
find shelter with relatives in other areas of Hungary. However, basic
lines of project activities can be determined, also beneficiary selection
can be done as follows:
Evacuated population in the following villages:
Löv@petri, Ilk, Nyírmada, Szabolcsbáka, Nyírlöv@, Rohod, Pusztadobos,
Gyulaháza, - 2,500 persons
People who stayed in their homes and spent the critical days in attics,
hillsides, etc., or have returned home unofficially to those villages that
are still, or were isolated by the water, population returning home in an
organized way.
Name of village
Number of returning population
Gergelyiugornya
500 persons
Jánd
228 persons
Gulács
220 persons
Hetefejércse
68 persons
Tákos
217 persons
Csaroda
131 persons
Vámosatya
153 persons
Gelénes
173 persons
Tiszaszalka
160 persons
Tiszavid
64 persons
Barabás
78 persons
Tiszaadony
111 persons
Tiszakerecseny
186 persons
Mátyus
48 persons
Lónya
200 persons
Total: 2,543 persons
Population whose houses were inundated in the following villages:
Name of villages
Number of population
Number of families
Number of houses
Houses collapsed
Number of houses inundated
Tarpa
2,480
900
900
27
220
Tákos
476
159
168
22
160
Jánd
1,200
385
420
32
410
Hetefejércse
360
229
200
10
70
Gelénes
650
240
220
-
70
Csaroda
670
250
250
17
180
Tivadar
235
90
90
1
10
Total
1,120
Beneficiary selection will be made in close co-operation with local
municipalities and local churches, taking into consideration the social
situation of the families.
PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE AND IMPLEMENTATION
Hungarian Interchurch Aid plans to implement the current program in two
phases
Immediate humanitarian assistance and psycho social care (described in
this appeal)
Rehabilitation of private houses
During the first phase of the program implementation the most urgent needs
of the flood affected population are: food, hygiene items, clothing,
mainly underwear. This will be carried out by supporting community
kitchens and private families providing for the evacuated population with
non-perishable food items (edible oil, rice, sugar, flour, canned meat)
and distributing hygiene items to the families (washing detergent, toilet
paper, tissue paper, shampoo, soap, disinfectant kit and washing powder)
All above mentioned recipient villages will be covered by HIA, two
transport monitors will be responsible for transporting relief items to
different project locations. Distribution will be registered with
"Acknowledgements of receipt" forms, showing all necessary data about
donations and beneficiaries.
HIA emergency team in co-operation with church parishes has established a
group of volunteers (young social workers and theological students) in
order to render psycho social assistance for the population accommodated
in the community buildings. People are suffering shock, depressed by the
events and afraid for the future. Children do not really understand what
has happened to their homes and family. Social workers and theologians are
trying to ease the tensions with different occupational therapies for both
adults and children.
There are some villages surrounded by water that have been isolated for
days. People who did not want to leave their homes have been left there
without any assistance. In the first phase of the program HIA will
transport food and hygiene items to these places both for those who
remained there and for those who have already returned home.
Assisting the officially returning population when arriving home - the
families will be provided food parcels and hygiene kits to help them
restart their lives. The hygiene kits will contain items such as washing
powder, disinfectants, soap and shampoo. The food parcels will contain
flour, edible oil, pasta, rice and canned meat. The contents of the food
parcels will be enough for a family for 2-3 weeks, the hygiene items for
longer period. (6 weeks)
During the second phase, on the basis of surveys made by HIA local staff,
private houses will be rehabilitated. The surveys have already been
started, however data are not available from all settlements. The private
house rehabilitation program will be implemented on the basis of
multilateral contracts (HIA/family/reconstruction firm) and will be
continuously monitored by the HIA Project Director. Another way of
implementing the rehabilitation is to support families with reconstruction
kits.
Furthermore, many families have lost their private properties and
livestock therefore, HIA plans to provide families with furniture and
small animals, such as, chicken, sheep and pigs, etc.
According to experiences gained during the last two HIA flood-programs
implemented within Hungary there will be a significant amount of in kind
donations coming from protestant church congregations, companies and
private donors in Hungary, churches, church organisations abroad and the
ACT network. HIA will collect, register, forward and distribute all these
in kind donations to the flood victims. The majority of the donations are
expected to be clothing, hygiene items and non-perishable food.
As the majority of the population in the flood affected area belong to the
protestant churches - mostly to the Reformed Church - an enormous
co-operation and solidarity of church members is expected.
All relief items distributed during the project period will be duly
registered according to Hungarian book-keeping regulations and according
to the ACT Guidelines.
ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING & REPORTING
In order to reach the above goals and objectives Hungarian Interchurch Aid
has established a field office in Nyíregyháza a town in Eastern-Hungary,
very close the flood affected areas. The Governmental headquarters for
co-ordinating rescue work is also located in Nyíregyháza.
This office is under the direction of the Field Officer who is responsible
for co-ordinating all project activities. Office equipment and supplies
are provided by HIA (computer, telephone, fax, office furniture, etc.)
Besides the office there are two warehouses available, one in Nyíregyháza,
the other in Budapest, with all necessary equipment (wheel-barrow, scales,
etc.) to receive and forward domestic and international in-kind donations.
There is a Programme Assistant, a store man and two transport monitors to
assist the Project Director employed for the whole project period.
Transport monitors will transport relief items to different project
locations. The administrative assistant will assist program
implementation and reporting to HIA head office. Program monitoring will
be carried out from HIA head office/Budapest according to the ACT
guidelines and the head office will provide ACT Co-ordinating Office with
regular updates.
All financial activities are carried out in the HIA head office in
Budapest (collection of quotations, placing orders, transferring funds,
etc.). Financial control for ACT Appeal funds is also the responsibility
of HIA head office. Final financial report is to be audited by
KPMG/International Audit Company.
Project monitoring is carried out by HIA head office through weekly
monitoring trips made by the Project Co-ordinator from Budapest to
Nyíregyháza and other project locations.
IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE
Project activities in the framework of current ACT Appeal are planned for
6 months, in two phases:
First phase: March - April, 2001 (about one month)
Second phase: May - September, 2001 (about 5 months)
COORDINATION
While implementing the above program Hungarian Interchurch Aid will
co-ordinate its activities with the following organizations:
local municipalities
local church congregations
church districts and church leaders of HIA's member churches
the Governmental Rehabilitation Committee
The National Rescue Organisation
Authorities involved in relief operations in local and national level
Civil Protection Guard
Member-NGOs of the "Charitable Council" (established by the Hungarian
Government in 2000: with the four largest NGOs in Hungary: Hungarian
Caritas, Hungarian Red Cross, Hungarian Maltese Aid and HIA)
Relief Items Distributed by HIA Between 07.03.2001 And 12.03.2001 in
The Flood Affected Areas
Village
Evacuated people
Relief items
HUF
Gyulaháza
260
food, hygiene items
707, 830,00
Nyírmada
1,200
Food
880, 720,00
Pusztadobos
50
Food
502, 400,00
Rohod
250
food, hygiene items
707, 830,00
Csaroda
200
Food
167, 500,00
Jánd
300
Food
252, 400,00
Gulács
500
Food
424, 500,00
Gemzse
240
Hygiene items
168, 477,00
Nyirlöv@
153
Hygiene items
283, 086,00
Nyirmada
435
Hygiene items
305, 023,00
Rohod
232
Hygiene items
174, 428,00
Gemzse
240
Food
178, 156,00
Baktalórántháza
350
food, hygiene items
323, 850,00
Total:
4,410
5, 076, 200,00
USD 18,129
BUDGET
INCOME US$
INCOME - through ACT Alliance
Hungarian Interchurch Aid 80,000
INCOME- Cash and In kind Donations
Hungarian Interchurch Aid 60,000
TOTAL INCOME 140,000
ESTIMATED EXPENDITURE
Description Type No. Cost of Budget
Unit Units Unit USD
DIRECT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Phase Assistance
Nutritional Feeding person 5,000 3 15,000
Health and Medical Inputs person 5,000 3 15,000
Psycho Social Inputs month 2 1,000 2,000
Post Crisis Assistance
Food distribution parcel 1,500 35 52,500
Hygiene Parcels parcel 1,500 18 27,000
Agricultural support kits 1,500 3 4,605
Livestock 500 250 125,000
In kind Assistance
clothing lump sum 50,000
food lump sum 10,000
Total Direct assistance 301,105
Description Type No. Cost of Budget
Unit Units Unit USD
MATERIAL TRANSPORT, STORAGE, WAREHOUSING, HANDLING
Material Transport
Internal Transport Costs month 6 3,000 18,000
Storage, Warehousing, Handling
Warehouse rental and other costs month 6 1,000 6,000
Total Transport, Storage, Handling 24,000
PERSONNEL,ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
Staff Salaries and Support
Project Staff Salaries
Project director month 6 1,000 6,000
Field officer month 6 870 5,220
Logistics month 6 600 3,600
Financial control/book keeping month 6 800 4,800
Program assistant month 6 250 1,500
Transport monitors (part time) (2) month 6 400 2,400
Staff Travel
Local and Regional Travel month 6 1,000 6,000
Office Operation
Office Rental month 6 400 2,400
Office Stationary, Supplies month 6 200 1,200
Bankcosts 2,000
Communications
Telephone, Fax, Electronic mail month 6 500 3,000
Total Personnel etc 38,120
Audit and Evaluation
Audit of ACT Appeal funds 2,000
TOTAL ESTIMATED EXPENDITURES 365,225
BALANCE REQUESTED FROM ACT NETWORK 225,225
REQUESTING ACT MEMBER INFORMATION
Hungarian Baptist Aid (HBAid)
IMPLEMENTING ACT MEMBER & PARTNER INFORMATION
Hungarian Baptist Aid (HBAid) was founded in 1995 and started to work in
Hungary expanding its scope of relief, emergency and humanitarian
activities to Chechnya, Mongolia, North Korea, the Ukraine, Yugoslavia,
Kosovo, Albania, Macedonia and India.
Hungarian Baptist Aid provides for the needy, vulnerable and socially
outcast in order to ease their difficult situation, striving to create an
opportunity for a better life.
Please see below a brief description of activities:
Development projects of reconstruction and handicapped children in Kosovo
in 2000
Development projects of reconstruction and handicapped children in Albania
in 1997-1998
Duck farm sent to North Korea in 1999
Flood relief and reconstruction in Hungary in 1998 and in 2000
Flood relief and reconstruction in the Ukraine in 1998-1999
Food, clothes and medicines taken to Grozny and Ingushetia refugee camps
in 1996-2000
Food, clothes, medicines taken to Albania in 1996-1998
Food, firing wood, clothes, medicines, hygienic supplies to Kosovo in
1999-2001
Food, medicine, hospital equipment, clothes taken to North Korea in
1999-2001
Homeless mission in Budapest in 2000-2001
Integration of Voivodian refugees to Hungary in 2000-2001
Life saving equipment to Albania in 1999
Life saving equipment to Macedonia in 1999
Life saving equipment to Special Rescue Team to Turkey earthquake in 1999
Medicines taken to Mongolia in 2001
Summer camp for Hungarian flood affected children in 2000
Summer camp for Ukrainian flood affected children in Hungary in 1999
Summer camp for Yugoslav war affected children in Hungary in 1999
Relief to refugee camps in Hungary in 1996-2001
Relief to refugees in Hungary in 1996-2001
Repatriation of Kosovan refugees from Hungary to Kosovo in 1999
Seeds to Voivodina in 2000
Shoes, clothes, medicines taken to Yugoslavia in 1999-2000
Special search and rescue in Guajarat, India - 12 survivors found and
saved
Sponsoring series of operations for Ukrainian girls in Hungary in
1999-2000
Description of ACT Member's Implementing Partners
Baptist Union of Hungary, Tarpa Baptist Church,
Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya Baptist Church
Local congregations of the Hungarian Reformed Church
Local congregations of the Hungarian Catholic Church
Local congregations of the Hungarian Lutheran Church
Hungarian Special Rescue Team - implementing partner of HBAid in
emergency, transportation, communication, special rescue and prevention at
previous floods of Tisza, pecial search and rescue in Turkey - 10
survivors found and saved, participation in initial rehabilitation,
special search and rescue in Guajarat, India - 12 survivors found and
saved.
Municipality of Tarpa
Municipality of Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya
Ministry of Interior/Directorate General for Disaster Management
DESCRIPTION of the EMERGENCY SITUATION
Background
A wide area of north-eastern Hungary have been inundated after rapid snow
melt and heavy rains caused the Tisza river and its tributaries to rise
well above record levels and swamp many villages in the surrounding areas.
Tens of thousands of people in Hungary, Ukraine and Romania have been
uprooted by these floods, with many fleeing their homes with little more
than they could carry.
Impact On Human Lives
Electricity, water, gas supplies have been cut off at Tarpa, Tivadar,
Hetefejércse, Márokpapi, Csaroda, Tákos, Jánd, Barabás, Beregdaróc,
Beregsurány, Gelénes, Lónya, Mátyus, Tiszaadony, Tiszakerecseny,
Tiszaszalka, Tiszavid, Vámosatya, Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya and Gulács
by the authorities in order to prevent greater problems.
Whole villages and towns (Tarpa, Lónya, Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya and
Gulács) are totally flooded or cut off by water and only helicopters can
deliver aid (as on 14 March)
In Tarpa 2,485 people are affected, in Vásárosnamény 9,806, of these the
number of most vulnerable people are shown in the table below:
Tarpa Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya Total
children (age 1 - 14) 455 1,185 1,640
pregnant women 18 40 58
handicapped 76 350 426
socially marginalised 84 627 711
Description of Damages
In Hungary some 210 houses have collapsed along with 700 severely damaged
and more than 7,000 homes under water. Governmental sources state the
flood has so far affected 175 settlements, 3,712 houses, 700 flats and
many homes are uninhabitable. Dams have been seriously damaged and 350
bridges were washed away.
As the dambursts appeared at Tarpa 114 million cubic meter water flooded
the surrounding settlements, and as a result of the destruction of the
Road No. 41 which acted as a dam, the Tisza ran onto an area of 130 square
kilometres.
In Tarpa 33,000 ha of land (70% of area) is under water, 40 houses have
been totally destroyed by the flood and another 240 are uninhabitable.
In Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya 25 homes have been destroyed and 2,300 ha
of land are flooded.
Locations for Proposed Response
HBAid intends to focus its relief work on the two most affected
villages/towns Tarpa and Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya.
HBAid established an office in Tarpa, one of the most damaged villages to
organise its relief work on the spot and to make sure the aid is
distributed as needed. Furthermore, HBAid has rented warehouses in Tarpa
and in Nagydobos.
Current Security Situation
Altogether with fire-fighters and civilians more than 14,000 people are
involved in the work on the dams and the rescue efforts. More than 300
policemen guard all the evacuated villages and towns by boat and by
helicopter. No thefts, robberies and other crimes were committed at the
flood affected sites in Hungary.
Tarpa, Lónya, Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya and Gulács are totally flooded
or cut off by the flood waters and only helicopters can take aid in. The
situation seems to have eased somewhat by 14 March according to
governmental sources and the roads can be used again.
The health problem is, however severe because of risk of infection created
by contamination of the drinking water by the various pollutants - diesel,
dead animals, garbage, biological waste, etc.
GOAL & OBJECTIVES
Goal
To provide appropriate emergency flood relief and rehabilitation and
supplement Government provided assistance to the most vulnerable groups of
the population of the most affected areas, Tarpa and
Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya.
Objectives
Supplementing food rations provided by Government for target groups
Providing basic and supplementary medicines and medical supplies
Providing disinfectants and detergents for the healthy and clean
well-being of target groups
Providing personal clothing and blanket in place of lost and damaged
Hungarian Baptist Aid does not only wish to provide aid but also intends
to carry out capacity building in the target areas.
TARGETTED BENEFICIARIES
Number and Type of Targeted Beneficiaries
The targeted beneficiary groups located in Tarpa and
Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya - the most affected areas are some of the
most vulnerable, the least able to overcome the effects of the flood.
The targeted beneficiary groups comprise children aged 1 to 14 (455 in
Tarpa and 1,185 in Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya), pregnant women ( 18 and
40), severely handicapped (76 and 350) and socially marginalised ( 84 and
627).
Criteria Utilised in Beneficiary Selection
The beneficiaries were selected upon vulnerability, nutritional and health
status - most of them are returning evacuees and standing flood victims -
based upon the request and proposal received by HBAid from the local
churches (Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed), the municipalities and
the disaster management bodies of Tarpa and Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya.
The survey of HBAid and the local representatives of HBAid along with the
Social, Flood and Distribution Committee of Tarpa confirmed the validity
of the request from the local churches, municipalities and disaster
management bodies and the need to provide assistance and support for the
target groups.
Number of Targeted Beneficiaries According to Proposed Assistance:
Tarpa Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya Total
children (age 1 - 14) 455 1,185 1,640
pregnant women 18 40 58
handicapped 76 350 426
socially marginalised 84 627 711
Total: 633 2,202 2,835
PROPOSED EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE & IMPLEMENTATION
HBAid, realising the governmental support provided to the flood victims,
is determined to focus on the most vulnerable groups of victims in order
to supplement the governmental assistance, provide effective emergency
relief and humanitarian aid by supplementing food ration provided by
Government for target groups, providing basic and supplementary medicines
and medical supplies, providing disinfectants and detergents for the
healthy and clean well-being of target groups, providing personal clothing
and blankets in place of lost and damaged;
Food
Supplementing governmental food supplies HBAid will distribute
vitamin-rich food items, fresh vegetables and fruits, milk powder (not for
babies!), supplementary dry food and canned soup for the beneficiaries.
Nutritional Feeding
Baby food and baby formulas are very short of supply, thus they are mostly
needed for the youngest flood victims.
Medical or Health Assistance
HBAid will provide and distribute basic and supplementary medicines,
vitamins, minerals, medical supplies and bandages amongst the target
groups in order to prevent serious health problems arising from the risk
of infection created by the polluted water as well as dealing with
ordinary illnesses in a region of decades' old economical difficulties.
Bedding and clothing
Many people lost their clothing with their furniture to the rising water.
HBAid will provide clothes and blankets to every family in the target
groups.
Hygiene Needs
HBAid will assist the needy with soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrush,
detergent, softener, diapers, ladies' hygiene supplies in order to cover
their basic hygiene needs.
Sanitation
In addition to the disinfectants provided by the Government further
disinfectants will be needed in the first three months of the projects to
avoid infections and related illnesses in the target areas.
Implementation Description per Activity
The emergency activities will be directed and supervised by the Budapest
Headquarters of HBAid but implemented with full authorisation by the Tarpa
Office personnel, supported by HBAid warehouses in Tarpa and Nagydobos.
HBAid personnel, 5 full time and 7 part time workers with 10 volunteers
and with active participation, authorisation and empowerment to its
implementing partners, the local churches, municipalities, NGO and
governmental body will carry out the tasks necessary for the success of
the project.
Food to be Provided
Fresh vegetables and fruits - 0.4 kg per person per week
Food kit (vitamin-rich food items, milk powder, supplementary dry food,
canned soup) - 1 per person (less 204 babies) per week
Delivered weekly
Nutritional Feeding
Baby food and baby formulas - 14 bottles per baby (total 204 babies) per
week
Delivered weekly.
Medical or Health Assistance
Medicine (pain killers, fewer reducers, other basic and widely used
medicines, medical supplies and bandages) - to be deposited in Tarpa
office for immediate use based on request available anytime
Vitamins, minerals - 2 bottles per person per month
Vitamins, minerals delivered monthly.
Bedding and clothing
Clothes - two trucks of second-hand clothing
Blankets - 1 piece for children 2 pieces for adults per person per project
Clothes delivered continuously, blankets delivered at the commencement of
the project.
Hygiene Needs
Hygiene kit (soap, shampoo, toothpaste and toothbrush, detergent,
softener) - 1 kit per person per project
Diapers - 5 per baby (total 204 babies) per day
Hygienic kit delivered at the commencement of the project, diapers
delivered weekly.
Sanitation
Disinfectants - 5000 l per project
Disinfecting made at the commencement of the project.
PROJECT ADMINISTRATION, FINANCE, MONITORING, REPORTING
The Project Administration, Finance, Monitoring and Reporting shall be
done by HBAid with active input by the implementing partners, the
churches, municipalities, NGO and governmental body. The active
co-operation request free information channeling and sharing,
responsibility, accountability and credibility.
Reporting to ACT C.O. Geneva will be done according to the established ACT
reporting guidelines.
IMPLEMENTATION TIMETABLE
4th March 2001 - 13th March 2001: Field assessment
15th March 2001 - 31st March 2001: Preparation and Start-up ACT Emergency
Programme
1st April 2001 - 30th September 2001: Implementation
1st July 2001 30th September 2001: Transition from Emergency to Rehabilitation
(Meals on Wheels, Animal Farming Start-up)
1st September 2001 - 31st October 2001: Close out and Final Report
COORDINATION
ACT, Government, International Agencies, Other NGOs
A close co-ordination with local governments (municipalities), churches,
NGOs and governmental bodies are in place to implement the emergency
relief operations.
The local municipalities set up Co-ordinating Committees to harmonise the
different works and the distribution of relief supplies in order to avoid
duplication and fill gaps otherwise not taken care of, and HBAid has
representatives in the committees. The regular meetings (at the moment
daily) discuss and set out plans, evaluate the activities. Since not every
church has representatives, HBAid representatives communicate the
information, data and plans towards other churches, strengthening the
relationships and co-operation. (This will also add to capacity building
of churches.) The committees furthermore receive and share information on
other NGOs' work (like Caritas, HIA, Red Cross, Málta Aid) and
governmental support.
HBAid shall also strive to coordinate response activities with ACT member
HIA.
PROJECT BUDGET
Description Type of No. of Unit cost Budget Budget
Unit Units HUF HUF USD
INCOME - pledges and in-kind
Baptist World Aid (unconfirmed cash pledge) 5,000
HBAID (confirmed donation of medicines) 10,000
HBAID (confirmed donation of clothes) 20,000
HBAID (confirmed donation of food) 40,000
Local churches (unconfirmed pledges for 19,000
cash and in kind donations)
TOTAL INCOME 0 94,000
EXPENDITURE
DIRECT ASSISTANCE
Crisis Phase Assistance
Relief Food Distribution for 18 Weeks
Vegetables and fruit for 2,835 persons Kg 20,412 50 1,020,600 3,397
Food kits for 2,631 persons Kit 47,358 500 23,679,000 78,820
Nutrit. feeding - formulas for 204 babies Bottle 51,408 150 7,711,200 25,668
Water and Sanitation
Disinfectants Liter 5,000 300 1,500,000 4,993
Health and Medical Inputs
Medicines Lumpsum 2,800,000 9,320
Hygienic kits Kit 2,835 1,000 2,835,000 9,437
Diapers for 204 babies Piece 124,440 50 6,222,000 20,711
Clothes Lumpsum 5,600,000 18,641
Blankets for 1,640 ch. and 1,195 adults Piece 4,030 1,500 6,045,000 20,122
Total Direct Assistance 57,412,800 191,110
MATERIAL TRANSPORT. STORAGE. WAREHOUSING AND HANDLING
Internal transport costs - material Month 4 700,000 2,800,000 9,320
Warehouse rental Month 4 120,000 480,000 1,598
Warehouse security Month 4 100,000 400,000 1,331
Labor fees for loading and unloading Month 4 180,000 720,000 2,397
Total Material Transport, Storage, Warehousing and Handling 4,400,000 14,646
CAPITAL EQUPMENT
Office furnishings Lumpsum 210,000 699
PERSONNEL, ADMINISTRATION, OPERATIONS AND SUPPORT
Staff Salaries & Support (at 20% of base salary)
Director of emergency and relief Month 4 44,000 176,000 586
Administrative director Month 4 44,000 176,000 586
Supply manager Month 4 44,000 176,000 586
Finance director Month 4 44,000 176,000 586
Accountant Month 4 44,000 176,000 586
Cashier Month 4 44,000 176,000 586
Description Type of No. of Unit cost Budget Budget
Unit Units HUF HUF USD
Staff Salaries & Support (full time)
Office manager, Tarpa Month 4 160,000 640,000 2,130
Assistant, relief transport and distrib. Month 4 130,000 520,000 1,731
Coord. Vásárosnamény-Gergelyiugornya Month 4 100,000 400,000 1,331
Volunteer stipends/hon. (10 persons) Month 4 250,000 1,000,000 3,329
Staff Travel
Local/regional tvl Budapest-Tarpa- V. Trip 36 19,340 696,240 2,318
Tarpa - Vásárosnamény Trip 54 4,050 218,700 728
Per diem for food and lodging Month 4 180,000 720,000 2,397
Office Operations
Office rental Month 4 80,000 320,000 1,065
Stationery and supplies Month 4 75,000 300,000 999
Communications
Telephone and fax Month 4 200,000 800,000 2,663
Electronic mail Month 4 40,000 160,000 533
Vehicle Operations
Fuel (gasoline and diesel) Month 4 200,000 800,000 2,663
Other Expenses
Rental of computers and printers Month 4 50,000 200,000 666
Rental of photocopiers Month 4 40,000 160,000 533
Total Personnel, Administration, Operations and Support 7,814,940 26,014
AUDIT AND EVALUATION
Audit of ACT appeal funds Lumpsum 300,000 999
Program evaluation Lumpsum 200,000 666
Total Audit and Evaluation 500,000 1,664
TOTAL EXPENDITURES 70,337,740 234,133
BALANCE REQUESTED -70,337,740 -140,133
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response. The ACT Coordinating Office is based with the World Council of
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